Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 361
- 364 ADEL
-
Kicks
- MELB 202
- 189 ADEL
-
Handballs
- MELB 159
- 175 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 20
- 21 ADEL
-
Clearances
- MELB 34
- 36 ADEL
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Inside 50
- MELB 53
- 42 ADEL
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Tackles
- MELB 80
- 61 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 26
- 55 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:05 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 103 - 70 |
| 22:25 | ![]() | M. Brown Goal | 97 - 70 |
| 21:56 | ![]() | M. Brown Behind | 91 - 70 |
| 20:59 | ![]() | M. Poholke Behind | 90 - 70 |
| 19:35 | ![]() | T. Lynch Behind | 90 - 69 |
| 19:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 90 - 68 |
| 16:24 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Goal | 90 - 67 |
| 11:44 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 84 - 67 |
| 9:30 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 83 - 67 |
| 3:01 | ![]() | A. vandenBerg Behind | 77 - 67 |
| 1:11 | ![]() | B. Crocker Goal | 76 - 67 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:51 | ![]() | T. McDonald Behind | 76 - 61 |
| 28:35 | ![]() | B. Crouch Goal | 75 - 61 |
| 26:11 | ![]() | N. McHenry Behind | 75 - 55 |
| 24:23 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 75 - 54 |
| 22:00 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 69 - 54 |
| 19:37 | ![]() | C. Jones Goal | 63 - 54 |
| 18:25 | ![]() | N. Jones Goal | 63 - 48 |
| 16:32 | ![]() | N. Jones Goal | 57 - 48 |
| 13:08 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 51 - 48 |
| 12:00 | ![]() | Rushed | 45 - 48 |
| 10:46 | ![]() | C. Spargo Behind | 45 - 47 |
| 9:50 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 44 - 47 |
| 6:16 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 43 - 47 |
| 1:03 | ![]() | R. Atkins Behind | 37 - 47 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:27 | ![]() | S. McAdam Behind | 37 - 46 |
| 27:14 | ![]() | B. Davis Goal | 37 - 45 |
| 26:30 | ![]() | P. Wilson Behind | 37 - 39 |
| 24:45 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 37 - 38 |
| 22:59 | ![]() | E. Himmelberg Goal | 31 - 38 |
| 20:54 | ![]() | J. Viney Behind | 31 - 32 |
| 17:44 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 30 - 32 |
| 15:31 | ![]() | P. Wilson Goal | 24 - 32 |
| 13:30 | ![]() | M. Poholke Behind | 24 - 26 |
| 11:54 | ![]() | B. Davis Goal | 24 - 25 |
| 5:39 | ![]() | L. Murphy Goal | 24 - 19 |
| 0:53 | ![]() | B. Frampton Behind | 24 - 13 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:11 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 24 - 12 |
| 24:25 | ![]() | M. Brown Behind | 23 - 12 |
| 20:56 | ![]() | M. Brown Goal | 22 - 12 |
| 18:49 | ![]() | B. Crocker Goal | 16 - 12 |
| 16:05 | ![]() | M. Brown Goal | 16 - 6 |
| 14:51 | ![]() | Rushed | 10 - 6 |
| 10:21 | ![]() | T. Stengle Goal | 9 - 6 |
| 8:27 | ![]() | A. Tomlinson Behind | 9 - 0 |
| 7:05 | ![]() | Rushed | 8 - 0 |
| 5:26 | ![]() | N. Jones Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 3:20 | ![]() | C. Salem Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |












SYD
FRE
HAW
BL
SUNS
GEEL
MELB
COLL
STK
NMFC
ADEL
WB
PORT
GWS
WCE
CARL
ESS
RICH